In brief

Trio Cavatina performs music by Beethoven, Copland, and Brahms at Sunset Theater

With the addition of violist Samuel Rhodes, Trio Cavatina will perform on the Chamber Music Monterey Peninsula concert series at Carmel's Sunset Theater, 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1. The music includes Aaron Copland's Quartet for Piano and Strings, plus Beethoven's Piano Trio in E-flat and Brahms Piano Quartet in C minor. Tickets are $31 to 46 with Kids Up Front & Free. Call 831-625-2212 for information and tickets or online at chambermusicmontereybay.org.

U.C. and P.G. Museum offer Master Naturalist program

Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History will work with the University of California Cooperative Extension to offer a certification program for Monterey County Master Naturalists. The course at the Museum will take place 6 to 8:30 p.m., March 5 to 14. Four Saturday field trips are also part of the program. The cost of the course is $350, including materials. Pacific Grove Museum volunteers who have logged more than 25 hours before the start of the course will be able to register at a reduced rate of $150.

Students receive a University of California certification as a California Master Naturalists after completing 40-hours of hands-on training with expert instructors and fellow learners - studying natural history, environmental interpretation, and conservation stewardship. Students can also receive course credit through the U.C.-Davis. Instructors are local field experts and scientists selected from organizations working directly with our local natural resources such as the Bureau of Land Management, California State University- Monterey Bay, and the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District.

For more information, go to ucanr.org/sites/uccnp. To register, contact Ann Wasser at 831-648-5716 ext. 14 or email at wasser@pgmuseum.org.

Fred Meurer joins Panetta Institute

The Panetta Institute has announced Fred Meurer will join the Institute as director of an initiative to develop a new and expanded center for the Institute. Meurer will also guide the development program to help fund the construction of the new center. The plans are that this building will be located on the California State University, Monterey Bay campus.

Monterey County Sheriff's log

Jan. 22, 9:40 a.m.: A male and female were involved in a verbal domestic dispute in the Reservation Road at Panziera Road area, Salinas

Jan. 22, 1:58 p.m.: An adult male (Matias A. Villegas) brandished a weapon and attempted to hit another male with the weapon during a property dispute on River Road, Gonzales. He then vandalized the victim's vehicle with the weapon and was arrested.

Jan. 22, 5:36 p.m.: A resident of the Reservation Road and Davis Road area, Salinas reported that unknown suspect(s) smashed the passenger side windows of her vehicle and took her purse and Playstation 2.

Jan. 23, 6:11 p.m.: A husband and wife on Woodcrest Dr., Las Palmas, got into a verbal argument over the husband leaving his sick eight year old son home alone while he went to pick up their other son from karate training.

Jan. 24, 4:30 p.m.: The victim in Toro Park stated that unknown suspect(s) broke out a window to a vehicle and took items.

Jan. 25, 5:34 p.m.: A Toro Park resident found a key to a vehicle near a hiking trail. The key was taken for safekeeping.

Jan. 26, 3:53 p.m.: Unknown suspects broke into the victim's residence on Pine Canyon and took thousands of dollars worth of items.

Jan. 26, 8:59 a.m.: The victim reported someone entered his garage on the 25000 block of Casiano Road (Off Laureles Grade), Monterey and stole some of his personal property.

Jan. 26, 9:39 a.m.: A resident in the unincorporated area of Monterey reported a civil issue with antique clocks. Issue resolved.

Jan. 26, 1:16 p.m.: A resident reported a theft from her unlocked vehicle while parked on the 12700 block of Corte Cordillera. The theft occurred between Jan.25, 10 p.m. and Jan. 26, 9 a.m. Total loss is valued at $100.